Megan DormanMegan is an Australian actress from
Brisbane and has done one feature film before, 'City Loop', which had a short season with
the Dendy cinemas. She also starred in the Australian drama series, Head Start. I'm sure
we'll be hearing a lot more about this young actress in the months to come!

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Robert Farnham (John Farnham's son) is also in the band, presumably as either James or
Alex.

The Mavis's Becky Thomas (keyboards) and Nick Gill(guitar) may also be members of Satan's Night Out, perhaps as Louisa and
James/Alex?

(Akasha's husband)

Peter Olsen(no information yet on the IMDb)

On 30th October, 2000,
Melbourne newspaper 'The Herald Sun' featured an article entitled 'Tasty Role in Vamp
Flick'. Australian bartender Renee Quast will play a "sucking girl vampire" in
the film. I'm guessing that she'll probably be featured in one of the vampire nightclub
scenes (see script pages 26-30). Click here to read the scanned article...

Andrew L. Urban announced his very own
casting on his website, Urban Cinefile. He
will play a journalist at Satan's Night Out's London press conference. As a result of his
casting, Andrew was able to conduct a fantastic on-set interview with director Michael
Rymer about his work on 'Queen of the Damned'. I have transcribed the entire interview here, or click here
to visit the relevant page and hear this revealing interview for yourself! :)

Which young actor could have
played the much coveted role of Lestat???

After several months of speculation, the part was finally filled in July, 2000. This
pivotal decision followed a series of rumours and controversy concerning the casting of
the most famous vampire of all, the Vampire Lestat. Many actors were persued, but I came
to know of six who were reportedly considered for the role. So many
contenders lead to understandable confusion among fans. As a result, I have put together a
short run-down of the these candidates and their association with this film:

1)Heath Ledger -
(The Patriot, 10 Things I Hate About You)
Earlier this year, he was definitely "in talks" for the role of "a
vampire",although
it was never specified which one. Several sources said it was not Lestat, and rather
another minor character (perhaps Armand?). However, others insisted he was offered the
role of Lestat. Recently, this rumour was refuelled by a misleading tipster over at
'Corona's Coming Attractions'. This information was totally inaccurate. Be assured that
Heath has definitely had to pass on the project due to other film commitments.

2)Wes
Bentley- (American
Beauty, Beloved)
He was extremely close to signing on for
the film, but backed out at the very last minute leaving Warner Brothers rather 'annoyed'.
Wes and the studio have since come to an "amicable resolution".

3)Josh
Hartnett - (The Faculty, Halloween H20, Here On Earth)Josh became the frontrunner for Lestat
soon after Wes's abrupt exit. He was supposedly"in talks" for the role and the leading candidate at the time.
Little was reported thereafter, fuming speculation that the "talks" fell
through.

4)Jonathan
Rhys-Meyers- (Velvet Goldmine, Ride With The Devil)
A very short-lived rumour started by a
tipster over at 'Corona's Coming Attractions'. It's doubtful this ever had any truth to
it.

5)Stuart
Townsend- (Shooting
Fish, Wonderland, Almost Adam)Four reputable sites reported his
candidacy in a matter of hours!!! This young actor was immediately the most promising contender after Bentley's withdrawal. It took a few weeks longer for his
casting to become finalised...For more about Stuart, visit the Unofficial Stuart Townsend Site!

6)Anthony Kirkland Jr.-(unknown
American actor) This 22-year-old actor from Georgia
reportedly met with casting directors in July in Houston and wasunder
consideration for the role. The meetings
were kept extremely quiet and, at first, it wasn't entirely known just what part he was
actually being tested for! However, despite his candidacy, and the candicacy of the other
contenders, Stuart Townsend ultimately won the role.For more about Anthony, visit my Anthony Kirkland Jr Page

Mena SuvariLiv
TylerSimon BakerCate Blanchett

Character Unknown (Jesse?) -Mena
Suvari (American Beauty)An early rumour that proved to be false.

Character Unknown -Liv Tyler (Armageddon)Another early rumour, but Liv is
currently busy working on the Lord of the Rings trilogy over in New Zealand, and so this
rumour was also false.

Character Unknown -Simon Baker [aka Simon Baker-Denny]
(Red Planet)Despite ongoing rumours, it has now been
pretty much confirmed that Simon will not be involved with this film.

Character
Unknown (Gabrielle?) - Cate
Blanchett (Elizabeth)Apparently, Wes Bentley (when he was set
to be Lestat) mentioned in an interview that he would have liked to have had Cate
Blanchett appear in the movie with him. I'm not sure of his reason, or if she was ever
approached (she'd make a perfect Gabrielle!) However, Cate has conflicting film
obligations during the production of Queen of the Damned. Therefore, even if Cate was
approached, she would not have been able to participate.

Chracter Unknown (Jesse?) -Janelle Mclean (no picture or info on the IMDb)A rumour started by a fellow Australian -
I'm not sure what happened with this actress.

In July, 2000, a
tipster over at 'Corona's Coming Attractions' reported that Julia was being persued to
play a small role as Gabrielle to give the film some big name credibility! And they were
reportedly negotiating with her for a fraction of her usual ($20 million) asking price! I
am extremely skeptical of this rumour for a number of reasons. Julia is a
popular actress who can choose any role in any film she wants. Why would she want to do a
small budget teenage thriller at a fraction of her usual price? And the character of
Gabrielle isn't even featured in the early draft of the script, and so they'd probably
have to write the role especially for her! Let's just say, I'll believe this when I see
it!!!

Debbie Campbell has created some fantastic speculative images of what
Stuart, Aaliyah, Marguerite and the rest of the cast may look like in their respective
roles. For great images, casting speculation, dream casts and much, much more, visit
Debbie's site: